We're going to look what sport psychology encourages athletes to do in order to optimize learning and manage rumination. First off, there is always room to learn from a performance...
Some athletes can feel a surge of confidence when watching others because it brings clarity to what they can do to achieve success that they are seeing in the observable.
You’re in the locker room, 5 minutes before the biggest performance of your career… What are you probably feeling, physically, in this moment? Perhaps a racing heart, butterflies, sweat, and shaky hands are true for you.
The power of visualization is in no small part, a major tool that an athlete can use to assist their athletic performance. We can trick our brain into feeling like we've already been there before; visualization can be a great way to prepare for important moments.